Options dialog - General tab

Use the General tab to set up how you want to use RoboHELP and work with project and files.

Save without Prompt: Automatically saves changes made to topics before you open different files. (Also applies to the table of contents, index and glossary.) When this feature is not selected, the program prompts you to save files before you can close them.

Preview in separate window: Displays topics in a separate window, on top of the program window, whenever you select to view (or preview) a topic. Clear this option to view topics in a preview below the Topic List on the right side of the program window.

Auto-show compilation view: Displays the compilation pane across the bottom of the program window when a Help project is compiling. If you do not want the compilation pane to display during compilation, clear this option.

Show Tip Wizard at startup: Displays the Tip Wizard whenever the program is first started. The Tip Wizard provides useful tidbits of information to help you work more efficiently.

Use underscore in file names: Saves Help topic file names with underscores between words (for example, My_Help_Topic.htm). The HTML Help viewer uses components of the Internet Explorer browser to display the HTML Help system. In order for the book or page to automatically synchronize with the topic content displayed at the right side of the viewer, the Help topic file names need to use underscores rather than spaces.

Warn when disk space falls below: Instructs the program to monitor available disk space on system and issue a warning when it falls below a recommended minimum limit (64 MB). This is important because Microsoft Windows may not perform well when available disk space falls below the recommended minimum limit.

Megabytes (MB): Specifies the amount of disk space to use when monitoring the hard drive for usage.

Internet Explorer: Identifies the location of Internet Explorer (.EXE file) on your system.

Netscape: If Netscape Navigator is installed on your system, identifies its location (.EXE file).

Tip: Click to display the Open dialog. From here, you can view details about the .EXE file to determine the version you are using and to select a different .EXE file and path.

Most recently used file list: Displays a list of the most recently used project files (.MPJ) and HTML files. You can scroll through this list to identify projects and files that were previously opened.

Max: Defines the number of most recently used files that will be tracked and listed at the dialog. (The default is 100).

Delete: Removes the selected file from the list.